Rhyming Life & Death

In this deft, masterly book, Amos Oz turns his attention away from his family--the subject of the internationally acclaimed A Tale of Love and Darkness--and toward his profession, writing. The plot: eight hours in the life of an author. The setting: Tel Aviv, a stifling, hot night. A literary celebrity is giving a reading from his new book. And as his attention wanders, he begins to invent lives for the strangers he sees around him: here, a self-styled cultural guru, Yakir Bar-Orian Zhitomirski; there, a love-starved professional reader, Rochele Reznik; to say nothing of Ricky the waitress, the real object of his desire. One life story builds on another, and the author finds himself unexpectedly involved with his creations . . .

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 04/26/2010
ISBN: 9780547336244
Pages: 117
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 8.68h x 4.54w x 0.33d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 05/31/2009 pg. 30